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‘House of the Dragon’: Who Was the Shocking Death in Dance of Dragons?

FIRE AND BLOOD

War is hell, but a dragon-mounted war is even more brutal. The conflict we’ve been building for arrives in Episode 4—and so does a brutal death. Who was it?

Emma Stefansky

Published Jul. 7 2024 10:00PM EDT

A photo illustration showing Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower in Episode 4 of House of the Dragon — Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/HBO

Emma Stefansky

Emma Stefansky

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